Date night: Romantic takeout

Hate to break it to you, but if you haven’t made restaurant reservations for Valentine’s Day yet, you’re probably out of luck. The city’s most romantic spots fill up quickly. Make it up to your date by picking up some takeout food and having a cozy dinner at home.

Heart-shaped pizza

Mama Mimi’s makes heart-shaped take-and-bake pizzas every year around Valentine’s Day. Order your sweetheart’s favorite combination of toppings, sauces and cheeses on either a traditional or honey-wheat crust, then finish it up in your own oven in about 10 minutes. Heart-shaped pies are available Feb. 12-18.

A classic romantic gesture, and one that’s even more fun in the evening instead of the morning. Katalina’s Cafe Corner makes some of the best breakfast dishes in town, and their newly extended hours mean you can stop in and pick up food until 9 p.m. on weekdays. Mexican French Toast, made with Mexican chocolate and dash of cinnamon, is a spicy, sexy pick.

Sharing your food is a seductive start to a date. Mediterranean restaurants specialize in the kinds of sampler platters made for splitting. Try Cafe Istanbul’s Appetizer Sampler. Dip hunks of soft flatbread into creamy hummus, smoky eggplant puree, thick yogurt dip and five other salads and other treats.

If you’re in the mood for sweets, pick up a selection of treats from North Market. Some favorites: Brezel’s cinnamon sugar pretzel bites with fun cream cheese dips, a pint of Jeni’s Cherry Lambic Sorbet, honey-soaked baklava from Firdous Express and chocolate truffles from Pure Imagination.